*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?wild+swans+three'''Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China'''] by Jung Chang - The story of three generations in twentieth-century China, describing the life of the author's grandmother, a warlord's concubine; her mother, a member of the Communist elite, and the family's experiences during the Cultural Revolution.

*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?wild+swans+three'''Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China'''] by Jung Chang - The story of three generations in twentieth-century China, describing the life of the author's grandmother, a warlord's concubine; her mother, a member of the Communist elite, and the family's experiences during the Cultural Revolution.

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==Literary San Francisco==

* Amy Tan herself took the Washington Post on [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011900541.html '''a tour of San Francisco'''] in 2007.

* Amy Tan herself took the Washington Post on [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011900541.html '''a tour of San Francisco'''] in 2007.

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* [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?maupin+armistead '''Armistead Maupin'''] - Amy Tan credits his [ '''Tales of the City'''] with teaching her about city life.

* [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?maupin+armistead '''Armistead Maupin'''] - Amy Tan credits his [ '''Tales of the City'''] with teaching her about city life.

Novels featuring Chinese Culture and History

The Red Chamber by Pauline Chen - An epic reimagining of the Chinese classic "Dream of the Red Chamber" is set against a backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing and follows the intersecting lives of three women, including orphaned Daiyu, who becomes tangled in a web of intrigue with ties to the Emperor's Palace.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - The story of friendship across class and distance follows two women throughout their lives in 19th century China.

First-Generation, Second-Generation and other Immigrant Stories

China Men by Maxine Hong Kingston - Kingston combines family history and legend to relate the stories of her male ancestors and their experiences as Chinese men and Chinese-American immigrants in various settings.

On Golden Mountain, by Lisa See - See's great-grandfather came to California in the 1860's. See uses interviews with her relatives and her own research to relate the experiences of Chinese immigrants of several generations, including the discrimination and other hardships they faced.

Novels featuring Mothers and Daughters

There are hundreds of novels about mothers and daughters, but the ones we list below have a similar reading experience or feel to The Joy Luck Club: they tell the stories of several generations, depict difference across cultures, and/or feature groups of women within generations.

Nonfiction featuring Chinese Culture and History

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang - The story of three generations in twentieth-century China, describing the life of the author's grandmother, a warlord's concubine; her mother, a member of the Communist elite, and the family's experiences during the Cultural Revolution.